New Zealand: Grim details of 'suitcase murder' revealed in court

A jury heard Hakyung Lee killed her children in an attempted mass suicide after her husband's death.

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Hakyung Lee, 44, is being tried in an Auckland court over allegations that she murdered her children – eight-year-old Yuna Jo and six-year-old Minu Jo – and hid their bodies in a storage facility.

The remains of the children were discovered inside suitcases by a family who had purchased the contents of the storage unit at auction in 2022.

Traces of the anti-depressant Nortriptyline were later found in the chest cavity and liver of both Yuna and Minu, prosecutor Natalie Walker told the court on Tuesday.

The drug should not be given to children, and in cases of overdose can cause seizures, drowsiness or death.